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During fire season, an inmate firefighter is denied parole and desperately tries to call home while his crew combats a wildfire.
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“While the events of the film are fictional, the world it is depicting is not.”From the film’s press notes
Director’s statement
Robin Takao D’Oench
Writer and director
“My grandparents’ incarceration in Japanese American Internment camps during World War II remains to be at the foundation of my creative core. My grandfather ‘volunteered’ for military service in the 442nd Regiment, an all-Japanese-American unit that would become the most decorated regiment in the history of the US military.”
“Prompted with a theme that explored ‘a vision of the future of work’, I drew from the past and pulled inspiration from Chinese American Railroad workers, Irish indentured servants, and an entire American labor system that originated from American slavery – and looked to frame this exploitation in a modern setting.”
“A meditation on fatherhood, I wrote this film at the same time as I became a new parent to a baby girl earlier this year.”
“The film looks to recognize the sacrifices incarcerated firefighters make to shorten their sentences to return to their loved ones with the hopes of rejoining their communities.”
Cast and crew
Press
“California’s inmate firefighters are the focus of filmmaker Robin Takao D’Oench’s brilliant short film Fireline.”
The Hollywood Times“Fireline stands out for its artistry and depth.”
We Love Short Film“A tour de force that will have audiences cringing and wincing, twisting and turning.”
The Word“An untold but essential story.”
Film & Television BusinessAlso covered by Film Threat, Take 2 Indie Review, Made in Shoreditch and The Atlanta Mail.
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